China First

China First is a proposal by Waratah Coal for a new export coal mine. The project is located 450 km west of Rockhampton. The project has yet to be approved by the Queensland government. The project would produce up to 40 million tonnes per annum of thermal coal and cost $7.5 billion to build. The project would 6000 people during construction and 1500 when operating.

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